Answer;
The Renaissance.
The accelerated growth and advances in taxonomy as a science occurred during the renaissance.
Explanation;
- Classification is a system of distinguishing groups for purposes of identification. It is a means or device for sorting into groups with similar characteristics.
- Taxonomy is the science of classification of organisms. It is a science that deals with similarities, organization, and differences.
- Scientists resumed observing and studying real plants and animals during the Renaissance. It is during the renaissance that the first use of using two words as scientific name was introduced.
- Cordus was one of the first scientists of the Renaissance to advance taxonomy through first hand observations.